Cigarette lighter



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Application January 7, 1948, Serial No. 967

This invention relates to a cigarette case 'and lighter combination having a compartment or compartments for storing cigarettes, cigars and the like and a mechanical lighter with a wick, flint, and fuel storage chamber, and in particular 2 claims. (o1. fir-7.1)

the invention includes a oase in the form of -a book with one of the sides providing a hinged cover which when opened expose'scigarette compartments and causes a lighter to light.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a combination cigarette case and lighter which automatically provides a light as the case is opened and extinguishes the light 'as the case is closed in which a seal is provided around the lighting means to prevent escape of fumes into the interior of the case.

Various combinations of cigarette lighters and cases have been provided and these have been made in numerous designs .but where lighters are snuiTed out in cases containing cigarettes, cigars, and the light the tobacco of the cigarettes or the like is impregnated with fumes from the lighter and objectionable tastes result.

With this thought in mind this invention contemplates a case for cigarettes and the like in the form of a book which when closed snufis out a light therein and provides a seal around the light.

The object oi this invention is, therefore, to provide an improved cigarette case and lighter in which the parts may be formed in the at side of a case and wherein as the case is opened lighter instrumentalities will actuate to provide a light, and when the case is closed a snufer will extinguish the light and seal the area therearound. v l

Another object of the invention is to provide a lighter for cigarettes and the like in the form of a, book wherein the lighter operates with a delayed action so that the cover is substantially open before the light is provided.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination case and lighter for cigarettes and the like that is in the form of a book which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the invention consistsof the new and novel combination, construction, and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more fully described, set forth in the claims appended hereto, and disclosed in the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, wherein:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the lighter section of the cigarette case showing the case closed. Y

Figure 2 is a similar section showing in the open position.

Figure 3 is la detail showing a plan view of the lighter elements with the casing shown in section and with parts broken away.

Figure 4 is a, cross section through the case showing the lighter section in the center with compartments for cigarettes and the like at the sides.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the case with the cover open.

Figure 6 is a detail showing the ratchet and snuier actuating arm.

Figure 7 is a detail showing the abrading wheel.

Figure 8 is a detail showing the actuator retaining lever.

Figure 9 is an end elevation of the case With part broken away illustrating a modication wherein the lighter mechanism is operated by a slotted lever.

Figure 10 is a view similar to that `shown in Figure 9 showing the case open.

Figure 11 is also a, View similar to that shown in Figure 9 showing another modification wherein the lighter mechanism is actuated by a ratchet and gear segment. i

Figure 12 is a section similar to that shown in Figure l with parts broken away illustrating another modication lwherein a, different type oi spring is used.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts the combination case and lighter of this invention includes a book-like case l0 with a cover Il, an abrading Wheel l2, flint elements i3, and a wick lll.v

The case IB is provided with a, lighter section l5, which in the design shown, is positioned in the center of the case, and cigarette storage compartments IS and Il at the sides. The case is formed with a base I8, ends I9 and 20, a front 2|, and a back 22 which is semi-circular in shape to represent the back of a book, and the cover ll is hinged to the upper edge of the back by a hinge 23. The cover Il is provided with a clip 2li by which it may readily be opened and which also provides a stop limiting the opening movement and holding the cover in the open position as shown in Figure 2. The cover is also provided with a projection 25 that engages the end 26 of an operating lever 21 as the cover is opened, as illustrated in Figure 2, and as the lever 2l, which is pivotally mounted on a pin 28 is engaged by the projection the end 26 moved downward the case f sides of the Wheel are provided with ratchets 3l and 32 having radially extending teeth that are positioned to be engaged by pawls 33 and 34 formed in downwardly extending sides 35 and' 36, as shown in Figures 4 and 6,- of 'an actuator 31 which is also mounted on the shaft 30. The actuator is provided with a spring 38 on which* a snuier cup 39 is mounted and the cup is positioned to cover the wick I4 as the cover Ily is closed. The actuator is mounted on-abar 4I!v that assumes a horizontal position, as shownin Figure 1, when the cover is closed, and the inner end of the bar is held by the iiange `2Sof-the lever 21 until the lever is raised by the `projection 25 of the cover. As soon as the bar 40 is released by the lever 21 aspring 4l moves the actuator from the position shown in Figure 1 to the position shown in Figure'2, and in this movement the pawls `353"a'nd 34 rotate the wheel I2 which is in surface contact with the flint I3 so that sparks 421ight the'tvick I. The spring 4I is connectedl to the actuator 31 through a link 43, 'one'end of which is held inthe spring and the otherin' an openingl 44 in the side of the actuator, and the other end of the spring isheld on alug 45 on a fuel tank 46. y.

The tank 46 is formed as illustrated inFigu'res 1 and' 2, and the'lower 'surface is provided with a filling opening 41 having a lscrew 'plug'48 therein-,the'head` '49 of Whichis positioned in an opening--50 in the base I3 of the case. Thetank is also provided with a sleeve I in which the w-ick I4 isheld and a conical-shaped washer 52 of V'-rubberor the like -ispositioned' around the sleeve so that it willbe Aengaged-by the cup-33 to provide a seal preventing fumes from the' wick entering-the compartments y for the-cigarettes.

An arcuate flint holding -tube -53l is'falso provided-linl-the -tank d5 and one end of -the tube is positioned to hold-a flint-inengagement with the abra'ding wheelwhile the other end-is mounted in a recess 54 and provided with-'a screw plug 55. Thev tube is also' 4provided with l a compression spring -58 that-holds the iiint'lagainst the wheel and as one lflint is used another may be urged against the wheel.

In the design shown in Figure 9 the parts are similar except vthat the `case Ill 4is provided with a cover '50 rthat. has an arm tlf-with a pin .62 at the end thereof which is positioned in a slot 53 in a rod 64, the opposite end of which is connected to an actuator 65 by a pin 66. As the cover is opened the 'actuator remainsin the closed position; as shown in Figure 9,-funtil the pin 62 `arrives at'the inner end-of the slot 53,. and then the rod snaps the actuator to the open-position as shown in Figure 10. By thispmeansthe cover is substantially open before the wick is lighted so that the abrading wheel. is operated stood that the 'actuator' maybe" connected 'to the cover 'by' different means; and' any suitable means mavbeemployed.

'I'he lighter illustrated in Figure 11 is also provided with a fuel tank 11 which has an oiset 18 in the upper surface, and it will be understood that the tank may be of any suitable shape in order to increase the capacity thereof.

In Figure 12 the spring 4I, of Figure 1, is replaced by a coil spring 80 that is positioned on the shaft 30 and provided with arms 8| and 82 vthat 4contact kthe bar 4I) and upper surface of the tank 46, and as the bar 40 is released by -opening the cover this spring will snap the actuator in the operative action wherein a spark will l -be-provided.

With the parts arranged in this manner a uniquelighter for cigarettes, cigars, and the like is provided in the form of a book and as the cover is opened cigarettes are exposed in storage oompartments therein and a light is provided. The lighter section is shown in the center of the case and it will be understood that it may be located in any suitable position. After a cigarette is lighted the cover may be closed and as the cover engages .the end kof the Vbar 4i) as shown in Figure 2, the actuator Will be moved downward to 'the closing position and the light will be extinguished and the area 'therearound sealed so that fumes 'will be coniined to the cup and will not penetrate the storage compartments.

It will be understood that other modiiications may 'be made in the design 'and arrangement of thev parts Nvithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a' lighter `'for cigarettes and the like, a book-like case` having a hinged cover with a finger clip on the outer surface of the cover and a projection on the inner surface adjacent the hinge, aV fuel tank positioned in the case, an abrading wheel having ratchet teeth in the ends thereof, a shaft 'on 'which the abrading wheel is `rotatably mounted, Aan actuator having pawls thereon and a U-shaped spring extending therefrom rotatably mounted on said shaft with the pawls positioned to engage the ratchet teeth of the abrading wheel, a snuffer cup carried :by the U-shaped spring, a wick in the tank having an end extending therefrom with the said extending end positioned to register with the snuffercup, an arcuate int tube positioned in the tank also having an end'extending from the tank with the said extending end positioned to hold flints in engagement with the said abrading wheel; a spring'in said flint tube, a spring with one end mounted in the case and the other connectedthrough a link to the actuator for operating the actuator to rotate the said abrading wheel, and a lever pivotally mounted in the case and positioned to hold 'the actuator in inoperative position, saidl lever adapted to be operated to release the actuator by the projection of the cover as the cover is opened.

` 2.- In a lighter, thec'ombination which comprises a book-like case having a base with end walls, one straight sidewall and' one arcuate sidewall simulating the' back of a book and having a hinged cover with a projection on the inner surface thereof, a fuel tank L-shaped in cross section in said'case and'positioned to provide a cavity inthe upper part of the case, a wick tube having a resilient conical shaped collar thereon positioned in said cavity, a transversely positioned shaft extended through the vsaid cavity, a bar having" downwardly extended wings at one end thereof and having a U-shaped spring Von the other positioned in the cavity and ,rotatablyI mounted on the said shaft through the wings thereof providing an actuator, an abrading wheel mounted on said shaft and positioned between the wings of the actuator, a Uceli like snuffer carried by the said U-shaped spring of the actuator and positioned to coact with the said conical shaped resilient collar of the Wick to seal the area around the Wick whereby fumes are prevented from lling the case as the case is closed, a spring attached to the actuator and case for snapping the actuator to an operative position for actuating the abrading Wheel and removing the snuffer from the wick as the actuator is released, and a locking lever pivotally mounted in the case for holding the actuator and positioned to be engaged by the projection of the cover as the cover opens whereby the lever is actuated to release the actuator.

ROY D. LLOYD.

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